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‎08-29-2019 05:57 PM

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Product: HP G71-340US
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

I upgraded this PC from windows 7 to windows 10 a couple of years ago and it's worked fine until the hard drive crashed.  I installed another hard drive and then found my backup drive wouldn't work and I can't find the product key.  Where do I go from here?  Help.

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‎08-30-2019 12:19 AM

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@MackW 

 

The key is in the BIOS of your machine, please use the following tool to get it:


    http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html


When run this tool, it produces a report, scroll down to Manage all your software licenses section. Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 product key is in there.


You can also use the following tool to find out:


    https://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/


Regards,

BH
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